Layla Bagels

Layla's third shop opened on South Barrington Avenue, where chef Sammi Tarantino built it as a fully electric kitchen, which is part of why it took a while to arrive. It joins a stretch of Brentwood that has quietly filled with bagels. Committing to an all-electric bake for a shop whose entire product is bread is a decision we find genuinely interesting. The matcha matches Ocean Park and Beverly Hills: the Minty Melon Matcha with Munak Farms watermelon and Weiser Farms bonny melon juice, the Strawberry Matcha Latte on house syrup, the Cream Top Matcha under house cream, and the plain Matcha Latte hot or iced. Order the Strawberry Special with it, a strawberry bagel with whipped white peach cream cheese and strawberry topping. Everything starts from ceremonial grade matcha and produce bought at the Santa Monica Farmers' Market on Wednesday and Saturday.